Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$8,700
Federal tax deduction
- $870
EI deduction
- $104
Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)
- $320
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)
- $42.98
Total tax
- $1,337
Net pay
* $7,363
Marginal tax rate
19.4%
Average tax rate
15.4%
84.6%
Net pay
15.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$7,363
Net pay
$526
Tax the employer pays
$1,337
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$1,863
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $526 to pay you $8,700. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.14 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
20.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 15.4% tax rate now rises to 20.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $8,700 a year living in the region of Quebec, Canada, you will be taxed $1,337. That means that your net pay will be $7,363 per year, or $614 per month. Your average tax rate is 15.4% and your marginal tax rate is 19.4%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of $100 in your salary will be taxed $19.39, hence, your net pay will only increase by $80.61.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $806 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $4,031 of net incomes.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 7,363
15.4%
1
British Columbia
CAD 7,219
17.0%
2
Ontario
CAD 6,898
20.7%
3
Nunavut
CAD 6,889
20.8%
4
Yukon
CAD 6,773
22.2%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 6,732
22.6%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 6,500
25.3%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 6,493
25.4%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 6,442
26.0%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 6,409
26.3%
10
Alberta
CAD 6,393
26.5%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 6,351
27.0%
12
Manitoba
CAD 6,327
27.3%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 8,700
0.0%
1
Austria
CAD 8,700
0.0%
2
Ireland
CAD 8,700
0.0%
3
Norway
CAD 8,566
1.5%
4
Spain
CAD 8,148
6.4%
5
Switzerland
CAD 8,070
7.2%
6
Italy
CAD 7,900
9.2%
7
France
CAD 7,856
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
CAD 7,743
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
CAD 7,739
11.1%
10
Russia
CAD 7,569
13.0%
11
Germany
CAD 7,186
17.4%
12
Hungary
CAD 7,091
18.5%
13
Ukraine
CAD 7,003
19.5%
14
Sweden
CAD 6,967
19.9%
15
Poland
CAD 6,832
21.5%
16
Greece
CAD 6,799
21.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 6,477
25.6%
18
Finland
CAD 6,025
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 5,916
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 5,769
33.7%
21
Netherlands
CAD 5,475
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 5,089
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 7,948
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 6,898
20.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 8,700
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 8,700
0.0%
2
Pakistan
CAD 8,275
4.9%
3
Thailand
CAD 8,223
5.5%
4
Taiwan
CAD 7,930
8.9%
5
Philippines
CAD 7,899
9.2%
6
South Korea
CAD 7,696
11.5%
7
Indonesia
CAD 7,694
11.6%
8
Malaysia
CAD 7,677
11.8%
9
New Zealand
CAD 7,666
11.9%
10
India
CAD 7,385
15.1%
11
Singapore
CAD 7,235
16.8%
12
Vietnam
CAD 7,114
18.2%
13
Japan
CAD 7,069
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
CAD 6,890
20.8%
15
China
CAD 6,540
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 8,008
8.0%
1
Colombia
CAD 8,004
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CAD 7,878
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CAD 7,866
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 7,786
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 7,743
11.0%
6
Brazil
CAD 7,737
11.1%
7
Mexico
CAD 7,723
11.2%
8
Peru
CAD 7,612
12.5%
9
Chile
CAD 7,169
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 6,951
20.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 5,645
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 8,316
4.4%
1
Morocco
CAD 7,615
12.5%
2
Cameroon
CAD 6,977
19.8%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 6,956
20.1%
4
Mozambique
CAD 6,917
20.5%
5
Kenya
CAD 6,832
21.5%
6
Angola
CAD 6,536
24.9%
7
Ghana
CAD 6,532
24.9%
8
Nigeria
CAD 6,091
30.0%
9
Zambia
CAD 6,074
30.2%
10
Uganda
CAD 6,065
30.3%
11
Senegal
CAD 6,065
30.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 8,265
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 8,265
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 8,004
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 8,004
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 7,830
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 7,743
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 7,556
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 6,835
21.4%
8
Lebanon
CAD 6,789
22.0%
9
Turkey
CAD 5,331
38.7%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Quebec tables of Canada, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.